Cucumber Tomato Salad
My Cucumber Tomato Salad is delicious, light and refreshing salad made simple ingredients that can be made in less than 15 minutes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 109kcal
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 cups tomatoes Cut in halves or quartered - I used Campari tomatoes
- 1 large cucumber peeled, quartered, and sliced
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt more or less to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey optional
Instructions
Salad
- Add the tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and chopped parsley to a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper and toss to combine.
Dressing
- Add the olive oil, red wine vinegar, and honey to a small bowl and whisk to combine.You can also use your favorite Italian or balsamic salad dressing instead of making your own dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the cucumber salad and toss to coat the cucumbers and tomatoes. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve. *The salad is best served within one hour of assembling. If you need it to sit for longer, do not salt the cucumbers and tomatoes and wait until ready to serve to add the dressing.
Notes
Ingredients you can use to make this recipe.
I love the versatility of my tomato cucumber salad recipe, it's one of my favorite summer salads! You can add green bell peppers, celery, fresh herbs and use your choice of regular tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, grape tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or your favorite heirloom tomatoes.
I used red onions for this delicious salad, but you can also use your favorite type of sweet onions.
Fresh dill, cilantro, or fresh basil leaves will add more flavor to this refreshing salad. When it comes to the type of cucumber, my choice is a regular cucumber, which needs to be peeled. You can also use English cucumbers or Persian cucumbers, which don't require peeling.
For the simple dressing you can use olive oil (my choice) or your favorite oil. You have options when it comes to the type of vinegar. Red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar and balsamic vinegar are all good choices.
If you want to make a creamy cucumber tomato salad, add a little greek yogurt or sour cream to the dressing.
You can also add feta cheese, blue cheese, gorgonzola or cubes of your favorite cheese to this tasty salad recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 591mg | Potassium: 425mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1121IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg